Sorry…

Computer took a dump on me today. Not sure whats going on. But there was a burning smell. When I took the bottom panel off, there was a bunch of dust and fuzzies on the fan. So I cleaned that up, but when i put everything back together, the fan wouldn’t stop running. So i unplugged the battery. Hopefully I can get to the bottom of this, and it will be a quick, inexpensive fix.

Hong Kong Diary 2!

April 30, 2025

What an emotional day. Stayed up kinda late talking to Ben, my roommate.* He seems like a nice guy. However, when I got back tonight, he was gone. There is a woman staying here now. So I feel a bit safer. Hope Ben has a good life. Hong Kong Disney was good. I was a bit cynical at first, but I really enjoyed it and got emotional riding Hyperspace Mountain, which is a cross between watching the battle scene from Star Wars and riding Steel Vengeance. The theme music was playing and I half expected to see the opening credits roll as we were going up the hill. It was also an enclosed roller coaster, so the ride was in the dark. The lighting effects were really good too. That got me all emotional. The fireworks and light show got me going too. They had music playing and that got me too.

I was thinking about the past a little bit and remembering times when I was little and how secure I felt. It’s weird not having a family. Felt a bit lost and lonely, but hopeful for the future. I am super tired though. I think maybe that is why I got emotional. Felt sick today too. Didn’t eat breakfast and I probably should have. I ate popcorn and it was good. But later on I felt a bit nauseated and I thought I was going to throw up. One girl did, right into the sink. I finally stopped to eat and my first sip of Coke I thought I would vomit but it passed. I slowly had a burger and fries and kept that down. Overall it was a good day.

*Because I didn’t book far enough in advance, the hostel where I normally stay in Hong Kong, Ashoka Hostel in the famous Chungking Mansions, was out of private rooms. However, I love Hong Kong so much, I probably would have bought a tent and set it up in the park in order to stay there. So putting up with a roommate in a 12 foot by 6 foot room was something I was willing to do. To add to the fun, it was a shared mixed dorm situation, which meant I could have either a male or female roommate. Given my bad history with men, it seemed a recipe for disaster, but all three of my roommates, one American man, one Frenchman, and a muslim woman, were super nice and chill.

The only thing that would have made the vacation better was if I had a room to myself, plus an in-room bathroom, but it was still one of the best vacations I’ve been on.

Hong Kong Diary!

April 29, 2025

I’m in Hong Kong! After checking into my hotel, I went to Outback, and my God, everything was so good. My salad had a vinaigrette of some kind, but even so, it wasn’t bad. Bloomin’ onion was great too. And the bread, oh the bread! Fabulous! So I decided to go to Disney and buy a ticket for tomorrow. That was a bit more complicated than expected, but I got an “E” ticket and should be able to get in.

I went to Victoria Harbour to take pictures and enjoy the view. It was a perfect night weatherwise. Then back to the hostel.

My roommate is a very nice guy from Phoenix. We chatted for an hour and I don’t get any bad vibes from him, seems like he’s got a good home situation and has some interesting options.

Sigh…

Sunday night into Monday morning I had a dream. I dreamed I was working at a fashion magazine. There was something wrong with my skirt. I usually never wear skirts, but the outfit I was wearing was quite different than what I usually wear.

I felt like I was in The Devil Wears Prada or something. Total fish out of water. I remember going to the cafeteria. And what was really weird about it was the stairs. The stairs were practically ladder steps. I had to slide down the stairs because they were literally a wall. So steep. I made it down without hurting myself though. Another thing that was weird is I’m not sure what my role was there. But it’s nice to be dreaming again. I changed up my diet a bit and I’m sleeping better, certainly deeper. And that’s a good thing.

As Seen on YouTube, or I Swear I am NOT Making This Up

A green card holder originally from Canada was detained at the Canadian/U.S. border because of a couple of charges he had from 2004 and 2007. Driving with a suspended license and pot possession, I think. He paid his fines, and has been a good boy since.

He got his green card when he was three, and is now 44. But on a family vacation to Canada, they looked up his charges and said, “sorry, you’re not coming in.” Dude says he has to go through a judge now in order to have a chance to get back in.

His take: “[It’s] very uncertain for me right now. Who knows if I’ll have the right to reenter the United States at this point?”

No shit, Sherlock!

What’s hilarious is of course he supported Trump, (couldn’t vote for him, because he’s not a U.S. citizen) probably thinking “illegal” meant all those brown people that steal glamorous jobs like picking fruits and veggies, or cleaning hotel rooms, you know, all those jobs Americans go to college for.

And about his support for Trump: “Now, I feel a little differently.”

This white as snow dude could have it worse. At least he’s in Canada. Providing he can get a manufacturing job (what he did in the U.S.) he’ll have better health care, and his life expectancy just increased by seven years. At least he won’t get shipped to El Salvador.

But—now that everyone knows he supported Trump, I’m not so sure Canada will welcome him with open arms. They just might beat the shit out of him.

I do wonder why he never bothered to become a U.S. citizen. He had like 41 years to do it. Or maybe, just maybe, he didn’t quite trust the United States enough to become a citizen.

Another case of “Fuck Around and Find Out,” brought to you by Bad Judgment. Bad Judgment: What happens when you drink too much, or drink too much Kool-Aid.

Watch this Canadian bad boy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lGY24khwas